Year 2008 - Insurance Industry after current finanical tsunami

37 2008 YEARBOOK 二 〇 〇 八 年 年 刊 Our Chamber is recently awarded the use of the Caring Organisation Logo on our letterhead by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service in recognition of our Chamber as a social responsible organisation. 4) Run CPD courses and forums Two CPD courses on developing soft skill of members were organized Two forums on key industry issues, Healthcare Reform and Building Management (Third Party Risks Insurance) Regulation were organized with over 50 and 100 attendees. 5) Improve funding of the Chamber Despite increasing expense as a result of more activities, Chamber’s funding was kept to the level of HK$465,116.05, which is HK$15,675.79 slightly below that of the 2007’s. Other activities were held in following areas: a) Members’ Education Our 2007 Year Book titled, `The Critical Success Factors for Insurance Intermediaries and if CEPA 4 a panacea to us’ was published in April 2008. It provided readers with a good ground for thoughts and if you had not read it, please do so. I would like to take this opportunity to express thanks to your hardwork of 2007 Year Book subcommittee under the chairmanship of Jaclyn Chu, Director of Publication. We had organized two CPD courses for our members in July and November 2008. Your Chamber had selected topics, namely, Negotiation In Work and NLP Skills to Improve Sales Performance and Communications which were aimed at enhancing `soft skill’ of members. The hourly cost of CPD courses was tightly control to ensure that members could obtain necessary CPD points at reasonable cost. Both courses attained good level of enrolment. Two forums on current industry issues were successfully held in the year. The topics were Healthcare Reform Consultation and Building Management (Third Party Risks Insurance) Regulation. Both were well received by members with over 100 attendees on each occasion. b) Fellowship & Members’ Service The Last Friday Fellowship Drink continued to be the most popular functions for members. Free drinks were offered to members who were able to expand their network with other members and representatives from sponsored insurers. Ten Fellowship drinks were organized for members in the year. The annual day outing to Sai Kung for members was attended by more than 40 members on 12 July 2008. Pi Yu Chong Golf Tournament was successfully held on 14 Nov 2008 with 30 participants. Your Chamber organized a luncheon on 1 Dec 2008 with Hon. Mr. Bernard Chan, our Honorary Adviser as guest speaker. Mr. Chan shared with over 48 members his view on current industry issues.